Respect Life and Family Life Are Now Separate Departments

On Sept. 5, the archdiocese’s Family Life/Respect Life Office began operating as two separate departments, Cardinal Dolan recently announced. The cardinal said the Family Life Office’s “diligent” work on a “revamp and relaunch” of its marriage preparation program, combined with the need to maintain a strong pro-life apostolate, made the change in office structure necessary.